2 suspected in armed robbery of French Quarter parking-boot enforcer

Posted Dec 10, 2018

The man pictured at left, who drove a black Cadillac sedan, is suspected of pulling a gun and threatening to kill a 30-year-old man who was collecting payment for removing parking boots, New Orleans police said. The man pictured at right, who drove a silver Ford F-150, may have served as a lookout during the Dec. 2, 2018 armed robbery, reported about 3 a.m. in the 1000 block of Iberville Street.

New Orleans police on Monday (Dec. 10) released images of two men suspected in the armed hold-up of a French Quarter parking-boot enforcer. One of the men reportedly threatened to kill the victim during the Dec. 2 robbery.

According to police, the 30-year-old victim said the two men called him about 3 a.m. to remove boots from their vehicles in a lot at Iberville and Burgundy streets.

After removing the boots, the victim received payments and then went to his vehicle to create receipts for the transactions.

As he wrote up receipts, both men approached. According to the NOPD, one of the men, who drove a black Cadillac sedan, then pulled a handgun and said, “Give me my money back or I will kill you."

The armed man then reached into the victim’s vehicle and took $240, a body-worn camera and badge, police said.

The parking-boot enforcer told officers that he thinks the other man, who drove a silver Ford F-150, served as a lookout. The two men fled the scene in the 1000 block of Iberville Street in their respective vehicles.

Police have previously released images of the Ford F-150, which possibly bears Louisiana license plate C583276.

Anyone with any information on the men pictured above is asked to call NOPD 8th District detectives at 504-658-6080 or submit an anonymous tip by calling Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.